Sustainable Communities and Eco Buildings Tour
Posted by Nathalie Cattaneo to Impact 2010: Engineers Without Borders National Conference, 15th November 2010
As Australia’s population increases so does its need to provide affordable housing. Striking a balance between sustainable building design and cost is going to be a tricky balance. Join this tour to take a look at some sustainable developments already in place around Melbourne. First we take a tour of Westwyck Sustainable housing. Formally a school it threatened to become yet another example of quality inner-urban infrastructure that had lost its original function and faced the bulldozer. Instead, the WestWyck developers aimed to bring the building to new and vibrant life as an urban demonstration showpiece of sustainable development and good design.
The tour then goes on to visit two more sustainable developments, firstly the ACE: an automotive training faciltity which features innovative and sustainable environmental design principles and practices, for which it has received a 5 Green Star rating for energy and sustainable design, from the Green Building Council of Australia. Lastly we visit Urban workshop . The 33 storey tower provides a mix of commercial, car park, retail, leisure, heritage and public urban facilities. This innovative building is one in a series of new buildings in Melbourne with strong environmental credentials, achieving a 4.5 ABGR Star Rating. The tour includes lunch at Hairy Little Sister Restaurant (formally Council House 2) – sustainable and organic in both it’s produce and building design.
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